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November Already!

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His faithful love endures forever. 
1 Chronicles 16:34


What a relief to know that His love endures in and out of season.  When this year ends and the next begins, His love stays the same. 



This month, we were excited to finally teach a class at the Bible institute together!  It was my first time teaching (since I graduated in May), and we had a blast!



Our students in Leon (five hours north) were eager to absorb the 16 hour material on Children's Ministry.  


And, while we were in Leon, we got to do training for children's workers at two churches: "House of Grace" and "Tree of Life."


For us it's an honor to inspire as many as we can towards the joy of training young ones.  Kids are soaking up messages constantly.    


And it's our job to teach them the best one!  His story and His love and His purpose is so big that it becomes new for us as we pass it on to them.    


Ok, so some of you are probably wondering about the New York photos.  Well, Xaume had been asking me for the past several months to go.  It was dream of his.


So, after getting to Ohio, we took off for a couple day tour of the city.  Special thanks to my brother-in-law, John, and my parents for making this awesome adventure possible!  


We've been so blessed to spend time with family: both mine and our Ohio church family.  This weekend we taught at Heritage Kids Church! 



While we taught about gratitude, we had the opportunity to thank them for their generosity in supporting us with their offerings all last year!  Thank you kids! God honors your giving.  


We'll be here in Ohio through Christmas and we'd love to see some of you who are so faithful to read and support us. On December 14th, you are welcome to visit us for an open house from 1-5pm at my parent's home.  Just let us know you're coming :) 

My grandparents (Dad's parents) just had their 65th anniversary and we were here to congratulate them!  

Please pray for God to continue to use our time here for His glory.  
It's already been such a gift. Thank you Father! 

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